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Seyama, Rie; Nishikawa, Masashi; Uchiyama, Yuri; Hamada, Keisuke; Yamamoto, Yuka; Takeda, Masahiro; Ochi, Takanori; Kishi, Monami; Suzuki, Toshifumi; Hamanaka, Kohei; Fujita, Atsushi; Tsuchida, Naomi; Koshimizu, Eriko; Misawa, Kazuharu; Miyatake, Satoko; Mizuguchi, Takeshi; Makino, Shintaro; Yao, Takashi; Ito, Hidenori; Itakura, Atsuo; Ogata, Kazuhiro; Nagata, Koh-Ichi; Matsumoto, Naomichi
Scientific reports, 06/2023, Volume: 13, Issue: 1Journal Article
RAC1 at 7p22.1 encodes a RAC family small GTPase that regulates actin cytoskeleton organization and intracellular signaling pathways. Pathogenic RAC1 variants result in developmental delay and multiple anomalies. Here, exome sequencing identified a rare de novo RAC1 variant NM_018890.4:c.118T > C p.(Tyr40His) in a male patient. Fetal ultrasonography indicated the patient to have multiple anomalies, including persistent left superior vena cava, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, esophageal atresia, scoliosis, and right-hand polydactyly. After birth, craniofacial dysmorphism and esophagobronchial fistula were confirmed and VACTERL association was suspected. One day after birth, the patient died of respiratory failure caused by tracheal aplasia type III. The molecular mechanisms of pathogenic RAC1 variants remain largely unclear; therefore, we biochemically examined the pathophysiological significance of RAC1-p.Tyr40His by focusing on the best characterized downstream effector of RAC1, PAK1, which activates Hedgehog signaling. RAC1-p.Tyr40His interacted minimally with PAK1, and did not enable PAK1 activation. Variants in the RAC1 Switch II region consistently activate downstream signals, whereas the p.Tyr40His variant at the RAC1-PAK1 binding site and adjacent to the Switch I region may deactivate the signals. It is important to accumulate data from individuals with different RAC1 variants to gain a full understanding of their varied clinical presentations.
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